Asian Markets Mostly Rise in Tuesday Trading, With Japan and Hong Kong Up

Japan's Nikkei 225 index climbed 0.2 percent in early trading on Tuesday. The broader Topix rose 0.4 percent.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng is up 0.8 percent. South Korea's Kospi, on the other hand, is down by the same amount.

China's Shanghai and Shenzhen markets are closed on Tuesday for the weekend.